A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of food allergy to eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) reveals female predominance

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1795-1802

  Harish Babu, B N ^a   Mahesh, P A ^b   Venkatesh, Y P ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Allergy Asthma and Chest Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Allergen specific IgE; Eggplant; Food allergy; Gender; Prevalence; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGGPLANT ALLERGY; EYE ALLERGY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ALLERGY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; SOLANUM MELONGENA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54849413011     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03076.x     Document Type: Article

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